Does Sur La Table pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sur La Table employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sur La Table. This rating has improved by 13% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sur La Table?

40% of Sur La Table employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sur La Table 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sur La Table?

Sales Associate (193) , Kitchen Assistant (103) , Floor Lead (38) , Retail Sales Associate (31) , Store Manager (31) , Assistant Manager (30) , Chef Instructor (27) , Resident Chef (26) , General Manager (22) , Manager (18) , Assistant Store Manager (14) , Seasonal Sales Associate (12) , Culinary Instructor (11) , Assistant Resident Chef (9) , Culinary Lead (8)

What are the pros of working at Sur La Table according to real employee reviews?

"The job itself was fun and the people were great" ((in 82 reviews)); "Great coworkers and a solid company." ((in 43 reviews)); "Only the discount & mostly friendly staff." ((in 29 reviews)); "Flexible hours and fun to work for" ((in 25 reviews)); "Free/discounted cooking classes" ((in 21 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Sur La Table according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay (the last raise they gave me a whopping sixty cents more)." ((in 117 reviews)); "There is NO training for pretty much every position from sales to management to culinary instructors." ((in 42 reviews)); "Good managers can't last long." ((in 42 reviews)); "Floor lead positions and below are only part time with no benefits or major incentive beyond the store discount." ((in 25 reviews)); "Since the acquisition and replacement of senior leadership with former Williams" ((in 15 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sur La Table layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Sur La Table layoffs and their outlook for job security at Sur La Table in 2026.

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Sur La Table reviews

3.1

40% would recommend to a friend

(1,059 total reviews)

Jason Goldberger

41% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.0

Culture & values

2.7

Senior management

2.6

Career opportunities

2.4

Compensation and benefits

Sur La Table has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,059 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sur La Table employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

3.0

Apr 10, 2021

Fun Job, Disconnected Corporate

Retail sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun environment if you like cooking and specialty retail.

Cons

There's a disconnect between corporate and stores. A great deal of the company would benefit from being restructured to better support its staff. I haven't experienced SLT appreciate its staff well. I've been asked to take on more responsibility, but denied compensation when asked for it. Yet they'll stay understaffed, or no one will be willing to work for low pay.

3.0

Feb 13, 2021

Listen to your staff!!

Assistant resident chef

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

My coworkers were absolutely incredible, hard working and dedicated people who truly cared about their jobs. The 40% discount was nice and it was easy to end up shopping a lot at the school. Cooking a wide variety of cuisines was fun.

Cons

Hours were unpredictable and often insane in the busy seasons, eventually they were cut down but with impossible expectations of the amount of work that needed to be done. Corporate doesn't listen to staff or to the individual locations making effective management virtually impossible. The recipes were never tested and rarely worked - when they did they often were written with completely unnecessary and complicated steps or a lot of spelling and/or grammatical errors that were honestly embarrassing. There was no real room to grow with this company and if you became management you basically had to give up anything else in your life for the sake of work. The pay was extremely low.

3.0

Jan 5, 2021

I'd leave if I didn't love my co-workers

Sales floor lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice meeting people and working around kitchen merchandise

Cons

Terrible hourly wage, no incentive, no raises

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